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Pheasants love to roost.If your cage is too low for them to roost then it is easy for predators to grab them.There pen should be at least 6' hi with a roost placed around 4' down,this will be too low for anything to grab them from the top.I would also nail a piece on wood to the end of the perch so they can not get grabbed from the side of the cage as it seems like pheasants like to roost to the ends of their perch.Straw and hay are good for bedding.
If you provide heat for any bird they will not develop the down they need to keep warm.If you provide heat and they don't have the down and you lose power,they may die because they do not have the proper insulation to keep them warm.Plus if your using straw for bedding and somehow the heat source falls you will have a fire very quickly.I strongly suggest to heat source.Most birds will climatize if they are left outside.You can't bring them out in the fall and expect them to climatize,they need to be out there in the spring time and leave them and they will do the rest.
I raise cockatiels outside year round here in N.H. with no heat and they do great.I do poly there entire pen so no drafts can get to them.If you look at pic 1 you can see thet the bottom 3' is open,these are pens with my pheasants in them.In pic 2 the entire pen is covered in poly,this is where the cocktiels,diamond doves,grey peacock pheasant and germain peacock pheasants are.Both pheasant species require heat and I do not provide them with heat,I just keep the drafts off from them.This is my 1st year with the germains so I will see how they do.I would not try this with any other species of peacock pheasants.I know the grey can handle it,but I've been told the germain are iffy.
In N.H.,Tony.
My cage with the peasants is pretty secure. So no worries for preditors. Hopefuly soon i can make a bigger home for them. No resources at this time. Thank you for the input. Helpful. Would my quail develope the warm dawn if they inly have heat source for the really cold nights and no heat during the day? I waited till the nights got down to uper thirties before putting a lamp in. They are above ground metal cages. I put cardboard around the cage and a tarp on top. Cant cover the front of it since the door takes up half of the side. Straw is only in the nesting box
Thanks